Abstract
The interaction of gold(I) thiomalate (Autm) (Myocrysine) with ergothionine (ErSH) has been studied in aqueous solution at pH 7.4. It was found that ErSH forms a ternary complex of the type ErS-Au-tm at a 1:1 mole ratio; unlike other thiols (e.g., cysteine and glutathione) it does not eject thiomalate (Htm) as a free ligand. However, in the presence of glutathione (GtSH), both ligands, ErSH as well as Htm, from the ErS-Au-tm complex were freed. The 1C NMR chemical shifts of C-2 resonance of ergothionine in the presence of Autm shifts greater than imidazolidine-2-thione (Imt) and 1,3-Diazinane-2-thione (Diaz), indicating the stronger complexation of ErS-Au-tm compared to Imt-Au-tm and Diaz-Au-tm.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 261-267 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry